The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-01-01
Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Dec, 20 SO

n common with the Ia dies generally,
found the past week very busy one.
On Monday morning she went shopping
and was seen in half dozen Of the
leading stores on the Avenue. Mrs.
Folsom, who was with her daughter,
spent tho day at tho White House.
During the week Mrs. Cleveland re-
ceived..rem embtances from friends all
over the country, some Of them being
very handsome and all appropriate to
the season. Christmas morning, or
ra Their toward noon, the President and
Mrs. Cleveland, accompanied by a friend
drove out toward Oak View. The day
being so fine, they took quite = long
drive, going further out than they have
been in the habit Of doing.
A day or two before Christmas a
friend in New York sent the President
huge turkey, weighing it is said,
tweuty-four pounds after it was ready
to be roasted. 1t was SO large that it
seriously tested the modest batterie de
cuisine which Mrs. Folsom finds quite
adequate to her ordinary requirements.
This bird was the piece de resistance,
but there was also \ beautiful saddle
Of venison from q West Virginia friend
aud companion in the hunt the Presi'
deut assisted at in the fall, and beside
the veuison there were two brace OF
cartridges and halfa dozen quails, all
from shooting friends. After the dinner
-conclu ding with some mincs pies,
which the President acknowledged
we're equal to any "his mother used to
bake when he was boy" (tbe highes,
standard Of excellence in the eyes Of .
NAH, 1.-THE party returned to the
White House late in the evening, feel
ing they had had thoroughly pleas
ant day.
The publication Of Literary Life
which Miss Rose Elizabeth, Cleveland
edited for two or three months hal
been discontinued, and no further mum
oers Of the magazine will BE issued. a.
last hope the publisher endsavsret
to consolidate his defunct periodical
with several New York magazines, and
communicated proposals to the editors
thereof But the fame Of the bushes,
methods Of the tos-entsrprising ant
not over.conscientious publisher had
preceded him. and his propositions only
afforded the recipients food for amuse-
ment. Notwithstanding Mr.. Elders re-
peated assertions to the contrary, it is
we'll known that be has lost several
thousand dollars in the periodical, and
the retirement Of Miss Cleveland from
the editorship served as the last straw.
The editorship was offered to several
wcll-known literary men and women
during the past month but all declined.
The Treasury department began is
suing one-dollar silver certificates on
the 4th of last October and the issue
t. date amounts to $6,3OO,O00. Two.
dollar silver certificates we're first is.
sued on the 9Th Of December, and the
total issue thus far amounts to 1000,
900. The supply is not equal to the
demand, and the certificates are not vet
distributed from the sub treasures.
They are distributed from the Treas
ury department to localities in all parts
Of the country in sums not exceeding
$1,000 but this can only be done, Of
course, - the certificates are ready.
In other vorls,' ths Treasury depart
ment is placing tho one and two dollar
certificates in general circulation Is
rapidly As possible. When tho general
demand is to some extent appeased,
these certificates will be distributed to
the different Mb-treasuris. Tor issue q
required.
There has been such dearth Of
notes of small denominations generally
throughout the country since the 70
striction Of the issue Of that kind Of L.
gal tenders" said department oficia1
the other day, that the demand j. q
good healthy one, and is hard to satisfy
at the start. Whenever there is busines,
activity there is need Of ANAL note,